You're in good company

Tomas wasn't exactly having that great of a day where his MS was concerned. The further they had to walk, the more Tomas struggled, but did his best to hide it. Occasionally, his face would twist into a scrunched up lemon. It wasn't every day that he got to go on an outing with just him and his dad. In some ways, it was a pleasant change. He wasn't used to having hi8s father's help, so he had mixed feelings about it. He was torn between thanking his dad and telling him he could do it himself. 

I know, I see it. He said in response to the step comment. He tried his best not to sound like he was annoyed. His dad was just trying to help, but he felt a bit like he was being led around by a seeing-eye dog. He just hoped he'd put some of his dad's questions and concerns to rest, though he was sure his dad would still have a hundred questions for Rosalie. After all, she wasn't long out of medical school, and it wasn't like her main project was about MS, but about the Taint instead. Just somehow the two were somehow connected on some level in the brain that Tomas couldn't begin to explain himself, even after Rosalie had explained it to him. 

He knew her of course through school, though she was ahead of him, as she was graduated and working on research projects. Tomas did his best to assure his father that Rosalie wasn't in it for anything, just like she wasn't trying to get anything out of her taint project beyond fewer deaths. She took the do no harm rule seriously, the oath she made as a doctor. She just wanted to help people. 

He just hoped that Rosalie could convince his dad that she was legitimate. As soon as he saw Rosalie, he smiled and waved.

Rosalie!!! It's so good to see you, good to see you're safe, I know things aren't going well in Orlais, not that they're going that great in Ferelden either but then I don't know how much of what I hear is truth and how much is rumours! How's your family? He asked, making some polite small talk before getting to the meat of the meeting.